5th Shreveport firefighter being booked on charges

Aug. 14, 2013

Randy Chandler, 51, was booked on a charge of cruelty to the infirmed. / Courtesy Caddo sheriff's office

Written by

Kristi Johnston

A fifth Shreveport firefighter now faces charges in the ongoing investigation into criminal activity at Fire Station No. 8.

Randy Chandler, 51, of the 200 block of Douglas Drive in Stonewall turned himself over to authorities around 5 p.m., today.

He was booked into Caddo Correctional Center on a charge of cruelty to the infirmed on a $100,000 bond.

The charges stem from allegations that they abused two disabled men who were regulars at Fire Station 8, according to relatives of one of the alleged victims. The firefighters also are accused of paying a woman to have sex with one of the victims and watching the sex act.

Also charged are Fire Capt. Derrick Harris and firefighters Clint Richardson, Billy Glass and Jason Vaughan, who are remain free on $100,000 bonds.

Shreveport police say the investigation is ongoing and more arrests may be made.